Juan Carlos Ferrero

Defending champion Greg Rusedski never lost his serve but still was ousted by unseeded Australian Scott Draper 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) in the RCA Championships in Indianapolis. - French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in the second round of the Generali Open in Kitzbuehel, Austria.

PARIS (Reuters) - It was a familiar routine, a rasping forehand winner, a joyful backwards fall to the dirt in celebration then sinking his milky white into the Musketeers' Cup, but Rafa Nadal's romp to an eighth French Open title felt extra special on Sunday. Not because the level of his tennis in a routine 6-3 6-2 6-3 win over grand slam final debutant, fellow Spaniard and friend David Ferrer scaled the heights of Friday's seismic semi-final victory over world number one Novak...

Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis was arrested for investigation of misdemeanor driving under the influence after a one-car accident early Monday in Los Angeles. - Juan Carlos Ferrero jumped from 12th place to third in the ATP Champions Race after winning the Monte Carlo Masters.

PARIS Rafael Nadal displayed the athleticism and self-belief that earned him seven French Open titles to tame world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7(3), 9-7 in a pulsating 4-1/2 hour Roland Garros semi-final on Friday. In a match of high drama featuring a point penalty, a near tumble over the net and trick-shot mishaps, it was the rallies that made the difference as Nadal withstood Djokovic's baseline onslaught to extend his run at the...

There was a sense of anti-climax as David Ferrer brushed aside local favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1 7-6(3) 6-2 to reach his first grand slam final on Friday and set up an all-Spanish French Open final with seven-times champion Rafa Nadal. The big match of the day for the partisan Roland Garros crowd turned into a non-event for Tsonga who never got into the contest after the fans had been treated to an epic five-set clash between Nadal and Novak Djokovic. When sixth...

Hard-serving Andy Roddick won his first title in more than a year, an emphatic 6-3, 6-4 victory over Juan Carlos Ferrero at Mason, Ohio, that completed his weeklong comeback from injury and futility. The last time Roddick won the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters was 2003, when the momentum carried him to a U.S. Open championship a few weeks later.

WIMBLEDON, England -- Reigning champion Novak Djokovic was an easy opening-round winner on Day 1 at Wimbledon. The world No. 1 star throttled former top-ranked Spaniard and two-time Wimbledon quarterfinalist Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 on the famed grass on Centre Court at the All England Club. The 32-year-old Ferrero is also a former French Open champ and two-time Grand Slam runner-up. The 25-year-old Djokovic is now 28-1 over his last five majors and 40-2 over his last...

Andy Roddick overwhelmed Chile's Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 6-3 to reach the finals of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Mason, Ohio. The win set up a rematch with Juan Carlos Ferrero. - Aaron Peirsol defeated American teammate Michael Phelps by 2.37 seconds for a world record in the 200-meter backstroke at the Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, B.C. Peirsol touched in 1:54.44.

PARIS, May 27 (Reuters) - Almost a decade on from terrorising his opponents to win the 2003 French Open, Juan Carlos Ferrero is now looking forward to swapping his tennis headband for a business hat. While fellow 30-something Roger Federer has not ruled out playing at the Rio Olympics in 2016, Ferrero cannot see himself punishing his 32-year-old body for another four years. "I think there is a long life after tennis, so I've been preparing for this in the last...

Defending champion Lleyton Hewitt has been made top seed for Wimbledon ahead of world No. 1 Andre Agassi. Clay-court specialist and French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero, who has never gone beyond the third round of the grass-court Grand Slam, was seeded third. American Andy Roddick is seeded fifth. Women's No. 1 and defending champion Serena Williams was seeded first, followed by Belgians Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne with Venus Williams seeded fourth.

NFL: Linebacker Larry Foote signed a one-year deal with his hometown Detroit Lions on Wednesday, two days after being released by the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers released Foote, a move expected because he asked to be traded or cut. ... Former Cowboys safety Roy Williams will be in Cincinnati on Thursday and is expected to sign with the Bengals, which would reunite him with his former defensive coordinator, Mike Zimmer. ... The Bengals also terminated the contract of starting offensive tackle and...

Two days after winning at Wimbledon, Roger Federer picked up where he left off, routing Germany's Tomas Behrend 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the Swiss Open on clay in Gstaad. A ceremony on center court before the match honored the Swiss star's second straight Wimbledon crown. Federer joined in to play a tune on a traditional Swiss alphorn. Federer still is seeking his first Swiss Open title. Earlier, second-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain lost 7-6 (4), 6-4 to Stefan Koubek of Austria.

Andy Roddick of the United States took over as world No. 1 after reaching the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters. He beat Spain's Tommy Robredo 6-3 6-4 to topple Juan Carlos Ferrero from the top spot, but he was not aware the top ranking was in play until after the match. The U.S. Open champion is the 22nd player to top the rankings since they were introduced in 1973 and the sixth American-born player after Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Jim Courier, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors.